The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-04-02

son, lS3. Jesse A. Kirk, $50! Moses
Nrsbitt, PIP. Robert n. IIineman, Isl
acres. VIM. +. Gillespie, 1914. acres
John w. Mccullough, 49, acres Theo
dore Marshall, 100 acres The most oil
these lands rank with the best in the
county and are generally assessed at Sc
per acre.
Summarized we have in the district nc
farm as large az 300 acres. There are
10 farms from POO acres up & less than 800
IL $50 g 2Ul
81 100 to $50 acres.
90 - to 100 /"
lO6 ~ to 80 ("
III 10 and under.
;ils tracts of land
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
This district has an area of IL 232 acres
divided into 80 holdings. The G p.
Whitaker Company is the largest holder
of the district EN- bracing an acreage of
2,027 acres, divided into 5 tracts, one
farm of $50 acres being assessed at $50,
another of the same size $50 acres) at
$25. and 1,721 acres at ST.. The
heirs of Joseph Coudon are the
second largest land owners of tho dis.
trict, holding ST. acres. OF this large
estate 5S3 acres are assessed in one
farm at SAP per acre Jacob Tome is the
third largest landed proprietor, having $40
acres in five separate parcels, 236 acres OF
the best of it being assessed at $50 per
acre. John Stump is the next largest
owner, with 400 acres. Then J Harvey
Rowland. with 424 acres. in tive parcels,
one farm of $50 acres being assessed at
$40 per acre, The heirs of John J. Abra-
hams pay the highest assessment of $40
per acre on 100 acres, their entire
ownership covering l95 acres. DR.. r. E.
bromwell a|s' pays tax on 116 acres at
s45 per acre, his entire holding being 211
acres. Elisha Brown holds 23S acres;
Henry 5. Coudon pays tax on 3U6i acres
at % per acre; Samuel X. Carson, on 101
acres at $50; John, II Evans, on 1873 acres
at S35; the heirs of Andrew Lyon on PIP
acres; Rebecca f. Murphy holds 342
acres assessed at $50; John Mauldin 1888
acres at $40; Euoch Mccullough, PIP
acres at $50; Enoch Moves, POI acres at
$50. Thos. II. Patten, 220 at $40
Not considering as farm lands one
tract of So acres, owned by the George
p. Whitaker Company, the district sum-
married. shows
One farm containing over 800 acres
CLOS. Coudon); farm containing over
400 acres g. Stump); , farms containing
over 300 acres (Rebecca Murphy and J os
Coudon); ) farms containing from 200
to 300 acres; IS farms containing from
100 to 200 acres;.44 farms containing from
80 to 100 acres; 105 farms containing less
than 30 and over 10 acres; 100 farms con-
tanning 10 acres and under Total 80
holdings.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
This district contains an acreage of
10.0G2 acres divided into 1SS holdings.
James G.. Bell is the largest land owner
in the district, his acreage being S3l acres
in four tracts on one farm OF which, COM
prising Of 1856 acres, he pays tax on an as
ssessment at $2J per acre. Other priIci-
pal land owners, are p. 5. p. Conner,
with POI acres at $50 per acre; Theodore
Ewing, with $50 acres at SD NJ. II. Gil
lespie, 234 acres; stephen r. Magraw
1862 acres; Andrew Nick lie, 200 acres;
Wm E. Porter, 24O acres; heirs of DR..
VIM. B. Rowland, al acres; the Ameri-
can Chrome company, 200 acres at $l2
per acre. Summarized the district con-
tains
! farm OF 100 acres and over (Bell}
800 :" (Grubb)
farms 200 -
"A farms from 100 to 300 acres
80 g - 30 to 100 %
"A farms less than 30 and over 10 acres
10 90 - 10 acres
1873 holdings.
NINTH DISTRICT.
This district contains an acreage OF
IA ST. acres divided into 235 holdings.
James G. Crotners is the largest land
holder in the district. with 4S9 acres in
five tracts. High Cameron holds 4l9
acres; the heirs of William Warburton,
AL acres; Ellis P. Passmore, 29i acres:
John p. Wilson, 1853 acres; Ii. H. Duy-
ckinck, 2SS acres in four parcels assessed
at $34; Joseph T. England, al acres
Geo. w. Clifford, 16S! Samuel NJ. Kirk
175 acres; S. T. Lincoln, Isl acres; Amos
Martindale, 40 acres Summarized the
district contains
/ farm of 400 acres.
200 and less than :i1o
- 40 100 90 80 20
ia farms from % to 100 acres
81 g between 10 and - acres
- less than 10 acres.
235 holdings.
With this statistical summary l pass
TO the second hea of my subject, but
before so doing, thiuk it proper to say
that the figures in the summary were
taken from the assessment books of 1854
Since that time numerous changes in as.
scssment and ownership have occurred
which however do not impair the force
of this exhibit.
TAXATION AND ITS INEQUALITIES.
Taxation means the taking Of priv att
property for public uses, and taxes art
we'll defined as being the tribute which
property owes to the state for the pro
lection, security, and consequent value i
receives from the Government Of the Stat
In free government like our own, wher,
every man is equally protected by law, i
follows IS a corrollory that equality o
taxation should go hand in hand will
equality of protection. The Organic Law
of our State recognizes the obligations
consequent on this relation. The conclu
sion then is inevitable, that any correc
system Of taxation should be uniform, OF
all classes OF the same kinds of property
1t should be equitable, not vex itiou, o.
inquistorial, economical, and ATTENDED
by the least expense for its assessment
and collection, and imposed with as few
temptations as possible, to fraud evasion
or concea lmeut. | have the best author
ity for saying, that all experience has
shown-and none better than that pf tn,
United States, that, the less ditfBsed ;
system of taxation can be made, the bet
ter for the people, and the better for the
state" For with the exception OF Ger